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Mermaid vs Simple Form

A side-by-side look at Mermaid and Simple Form. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Mermaid

Mermaid

Development

Mermaid is an open-source tool that allows you to create diagrams and visualizations using text and code. It is designed to integrate with documentation sites and wikis to add charts and graphs through a simple markdown-inspired script language. The key benefit is the ability to generate complex diagrams that are portable, themeable, and easy to edit programmatically.

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Simple Form

Simple Form

Development

Simple Form is an open source Ruby on Rails form builder that makes creating forms easy with conventions over configurations. It generates simple, semantic forms by default with options to customize as needed.

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